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• American City Business Journals-Backed ThePort Gets More Cash

  PaidContent - 2009-12-17

  ThePort, a startup which helps media companies and non-profits add social networking features to their sites, has raised an additional $500,000 in funding. CEO Bob Cramer tells us that the cash, which comes from existing investors, is an add-on to the $4.1 million that the company raised in a...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Cash, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Social Networking, Media, Finance, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, Joseph Tartakoff

• ThePort Network Raises $4.1 Million Second Round Led By American City Business Journals

  Content Next - 2008-12-02

  Social media company ThePort Network has raised $4.1 million in a second round led by American City Business Journals. Existing investors Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), Atlanta-based start-up investor Imlay Investments, and angel investor Robert Jetmundsen also participated. Co-founder and CEO Bob Cramer, who is also an angel investor, told...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Social Media, Investor, ThePort Network, Financial Accounting, Finance, Media, Newspapers, Community, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, Staci D. Kramer, Lee Enterprises Inc.

• Demand for Valuation Services Rising as Profession Matures

  BNET - 2006-04-07

  In a survey conducted last year by Accounting Today magazine, almost 90 percent of the Top 100 accounting firms in the country reported an increase in revenue derived from valuation services in 2005 over 2004. This survey provides evidence that the growing demand for valuation services continues and this trend...

  Tags: Accounting, Valuation, American City Business Journals Inc., Investment, Finance

• HB7: Workers' Compensation Relief for Insurers, Employers

  BNET - 2005-10-07

  Texas employers pay the third highest workers' compensation insurance rates in the nation, state officials say. It's no surprise, then, that the percentage of employers who purchase the coverage has declined throughout the years. The Texas Department of Insurance reports that about 62 percent of employers now carry it. Business...

  Tags: Compensation, American City Business Journals Inc., Employer, Worker, Benefits, Insurance, Financial Planning, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance

• Ohio's growth rate improves, still near bottom of list

  - 2005-09-01

  Ohio recently landed at No. 49 out of 50 in a study comparing state growth rates. The study, conducted by the American City Business Journals, analyzed the economic vitality of the 50 states and the District of Columbia since 1999. Growth rates were based on four factors: *...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., FINANCE, Ohio

• Does Your Business Have Adequate Commercial Property Insurance?

  BNET - 2005-04-01

  At a bare minimum, businesses need to insure their properties and their inventory, and they should secure workers' compensation insurance if there are employees. Even businesses that rent their buildings need to insure the space so that, in the event of a fire, flood or other disaster, the contents of...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Commercial Property, Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Benefits, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Human Resources

• Suburb tops list of least stressed Naperville named in national study.(News)

  - 2005-03-01

  Byline: Jill Jedlowski Daily Herald Staff Writer Naperville residents don't sweat the big stuff, according to a newly released study that analyzed the social and economic stress levels of cities nationwide. In fact, the town is the least-stressed big city in the...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Benefits, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, poverty, SOFTWARE, unemployment

• REITs Provide Steady Flow of Cash for Developments

  BNET - 2004-12-10

  REITs operate like a publicly traded company, except they are interested in income-generating properties and not products or services. In fact, to qualify as a REIT, they must distribute at least 90 percent of taxable income to shareholders annually. REITs fall between long-term bonds and high-growth stocks. Like any investment,...

  Tags: REIT, American City Business Journals Inc., Real Estate, Investment, Business Operations, Finance

• Terrorism Worries Pushing Insurance Premiums Higher

  BNET - 2004-12-10

  CSC Associates LP, the partnership between Cousins Properties Inc. and C&S Premises that owns Midtown's Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, paid $834,000 in 2003 for insurance coverage of the Southeast's tallest edifice, according to Cousins' annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That is up from $653,000 in...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Terrorism, Insurance, Homeland Security, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Government, Finance

• Catching A Break

  BNET - 2004-11-05

  Experts suggest that apart of working towards maximizing profits, companies should also pay attention to their tax statements. The process helps in avoiding the financial trouble, which might arise if taxes are not pain on time. Thus, the process calls for adopting an effective tax plan and abide by it...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance